230224 Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation (V) (WiSe 2023/2024)

This lecture is designed as a general introduction to Literary Studies and aims to familiarise students with the fundamentals necessary for the study of Anglophone literatures. It will acquaint students with different theoretical approaches to literature as well as important critical concepts and methods in order to further their skills in description, analysis and interpretation. For illustration, we will draw on representative texts from a variety of genres, authors and periods.

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen, notwendige Vorkenntnisse

Important notice for all students enrolled in the programme regulations FsB 2017: Please note that the basic module BM2 (incl. BM2_G and BM2.1_G) comprising BM2.1 “Analysing and Interpreting British Literary Texts” and BM2.2 “Analyzing and Interpreting American Literary Texts” will be offered for the last time as parallel lectures in a single semester in the winter term 2023/24.
From the summer term 2025 onwards, students enrolled in the FsB 2017 will have to attend the two lectures in American Studies and British Studies in two subsequent semesters.

Literaturangaben

Please make sure to purchase the following textbook before the beginning of term: Vera and Ansgar Nünning. An Introduction to the Study of English and American Literature. Trans. Jane Dewhurst. Klett.
Further material will be made available.